Tag: Melbourne

Streets in the Rockbank suburb of Melton City Council have been named after cricketing legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and Steve Waugh among others.

Sri Lanka will take on Namibia at Geelong's Kardinia Park Stadium in Group A of the First Round, while United Arab Emirates will be up against the Netherlands on the opening day of competition.

Exciting news for all the fans of actor Manoj Bajpayee and Tollywood star actress Samantha Akkineni! On Friday (August 20), 'The Family Man 2' actors Manoj Bajpayee and Samantha Akkineni bagged the Best Actors award at the latest edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).

Melbourne: Both India and Australia will aim to take a lead in the four-match Test series, currently leveled 1-1, when they square-off in the much awaited Boxing Day clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), starting here from Wednesday. While India on Tuesday dropped both its openers — Lokesh Rahul and Murali Vijay, Australia made […]

Melbourne: India declared their second innings at 106 for eight after an hour of batting on Day 4, thus setting a target of 399 for Australia to win the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground here on Saturday. Australia paceman Pat Cummins finished with career-best figures of 6-27, with opening batsman Mayank Agarwal top-scoring […]

Mumbai: The BCCI announced on Sunday that all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has regained fitness and is now available for selection for the third Test against Australia which begins on December 26. “Jadeja’s left shoulder has continued to improve and he is now available for the 3rd Test match of the series in Melbourne,” the BCCI said […]

Melbourne: Loudspeakers were being installed across Australia’s Melbourne city as part of a major security upgrade to warn people of terror attacks on Monday. The new measures are the recommendations of a counter terrorism review that occurred after a number of extremist incidents this year, reports Xinhua news agency. In January, a vehicle attack in […]

Melbourne: Australia’s Melbourne city has decided to name metro stations after places that feature in the “Game of Thrones” series, authorities said on Tuesday. The Victorian state government revealed that the stations will be named through a public vote, reports Xinhua news agency The series’ author George R.R. Martin said he was “flattered” with the move. […]

Melbourne: Defending champion Roger Federer reached the Australian Open third round for a 20th straight year Wednesday but was made to battle hard by Britain’s Dan Evans before winning 7-6 (7/5) 7-6 (7/3) 6-3. The ageless 20-time Grand Slam champion, who is gunning for a record seventh Melbourne Park title and third in a row, […]

Melbourne: Debutant Mayank Agarwal provided the base with a confident half-century before Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Puyara steered India to a solid 215 for two on day one of the third Test against Australia, here Wednesday. Agarwal, thrusted into the squad following failure of KL Rahul and Murali Vijay, responded with a 76-run knock off […]

Melbourne:Their patchy performance has stuck out like a sore thumb during the first two Tests and India skipper Virat Kohli urged his batsmen to complement the superb effort of his bowling unit in the upcoming Boxing Day Test against Australia starting Wednesday. While Kohli gave a batting masterclass on a challenging track in Perth, Cheteshwar […]

Melbourne:  Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be the chief guest at the 10th Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. Helmed by the government of the state of Victoria, the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will be taking place between August 8-17. This year the festival is set to celebrate the central theme of ‘courage’, which is […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan will be unveiling the trophies of the T20 World Cups – both men and women slated to be held next year in Australia – in Melbourne on Friday. She says she is honoured to be a part of it. “I am honoured to be a part of this prestigious […]

Melbourne: Cricket Australia has reaffirmed its commitment to host the third Test of the ongoing four-match series against India as per schedule at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) despite the Covid-19 outbreak on Sydney’s northern beaches. Cricket Australia on Thursday said Melbourne has been placed on standby to host the thirst Test between India and […]